No longer in the daily fire updates. The Mitchell Fire last appeared in an official report on August 17, at 16 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Mitchell Fire

Clackamas County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 17, 2026 (23 days ago)
First reported about 4 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
16 acres
Sep 9, 10:00 AM
+6 acres
was 10 acres · Aug 17, 4:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Mitchell Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Mitchell Fire summary

The Mitchell Fire is a wildfire near Clackamas County, Oregon. It has burned about 16 acres (about 12 football fields). It was first reported about 4 weeks ago.

Size
16 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 9, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 25th at 5:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

This Afternoon

79°F · Smoke

Wind 2 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

52°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 2 mph W · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

71°F · Smoke

Wind 0 to 3 mph W · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday Night

50°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 0 to 3 mph WSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

65°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph WSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 25th at 5:03 p.m. CDT.

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This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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